Lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school students. Lesson plans correspond to VHS and DVD titles located in The Store. School Discovery Education

 K-5 Lesson Plans: Simply "roll over" the subject in the left column and select a lesson plan from the right.

Brain Pop

Scholastic.com Search by Subject, Theme, grade Level & More

Kids.gov Find links to government and other kids' sites -- grouped by age and subject. Explore, learn, and have fun!  

Hampton Brown: HIGH POINT

Houghton Mifflin Thematic Units

MacMillian McGraw-Hill 

Open Court

Busy Teacher Cafe

Kidsclick.org, Web guide/search engine for kids by librarians.

U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement Office of Educational Technology 

KidsQuintura, a visual-based search engine designed specifically for children that uses icons and tag clouds as a means to drill-down to a specific search criteria.

Ask for Kids (formerly known as Ask Jeeves for Kids) is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to search online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and "edu-tainment," Ask for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform web searches, such as "When did Hawaii become a state?" or "What's it like to live in space?"or even "Convert 122 inches into feet" in the same way they would ask a parent, friend or teacher.

Formerly known as Yahooligans! this is a web guide for kids. Yahoo! Kids features games, jokes, news, sports, reference, and more.

Many Google users prefer not to have adult sites included in their search results. Google's SafeSearch screens for sites that contain this type of information and eliminates them from search results. While no filter is 100% accurate, Google's filter uses advanced proprietary technology that checks keywords and phrases, URLs and Open Directory categories. Select preference to set Safe Search filtering options for explicit text and images.

Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Our site now contains over 18 thousand award-winning Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics. We currently serve 20 million visitors a year. That makes us one of the most visited museum Web sites in the world.

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Extreme Science is the place online to find the biggest, baddest, and the best in the world of extremes and learn about the science behind what makes each the most extreme example of its kind. Here you'll find world records in natural science, including earth science and the plant and animal kingdom. Not only will you find out who holds the records, but also key science concepts used to explain the story behind the record. You'll also find the most complete collection of science and technology information and resources available on the Internet, including resources for students working on science fair projects and teachers needing content for science lessons...

The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) is the Nation's online library for education and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.

Nearctica is based on providing access to the very best the web has to offer in the natural sciences. If your site is listed in Nearctica, you may use the graphic to the left on your web site. Of course, if you have links to other web sites in your pages, we would appreciate a link back to Nearctica.

Science Junction, a science site with links for teachers and students alike; rather graphically intensive

TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. Science is exciting, and it's for everyone! That's why TryScience and over 400 science centers worldwide invite you to investigate, discover, and try science yourself.

Science Netlinks Providing a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students.More than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level for students, parents, teachers, scientists, engineers and mathematicians.

Frank Potter's Science Gems Great links to Great Science Resources

Ask A Science Expert  CIESE was founded in 1988 to improve K-12 science and mathematics education through the use of technology. Drawing upon Stevens' years of experience as the first college in the country to require students to own a computer (1982), early CIESE programs utilized mathematics 'tool' software for exploration of mathematical concepts.

Eric Weisstein's World of Science contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific bioraphy, chemistry and physics. This resource has been assembled over more than a decade by internet encyclopedist Eric W. Weissteinwith assistance from the internet community.

AAA Math features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts. A wide range of lessons (Kindergarten through Eighth grade level) enables learning or review to occur at each individual's current level.

Ask Dr. MATH:Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers.

The Educators' Reference Desk: Mathematics

MARTINDALE'S CALCULATORS ON-LINE CENTER (Calculators, Applets, Spreadsheets, and where Applicable includes: Courses, Lectures, Manuals, Handbooks, Textbooks, Simulations, Animations, Videos, Movies, etc.)

Click on Bricks: an interactive mathematics site for learning basic multiplication skills

COUNTDOWN is a challenging interactive television math program which has engaged tens of thousands of students through broadcasts on cable television in Chicago. Capitalizing on the one on one relationship a student viewer has with television, COUNTDOWN makes math “work”. Each week the program introduces a different math concept through direct instruction and reinforces lessons with literature, manipulatives, activities and related computer instruction. Student viewers are encouraged to call a televised phone number to participate in the show by responding to challenges presented by the on-air educators.

Johnnie's Math Page:  Links to Interactive Math Tools and Activities for Students and Teachers

SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator: Have you ever wondered where to find math drill worksheets? Make your own here at SuperKids for free! Simply select the type of problem, the maximum and minimum numbers to be used in the problems, then click on the button! A worksheet will be created to your specifications, ready to be printed for use.

Artcyclopedia: The Fine Arts Search Engine: Art encyclopedia and fine art search engine where you can browse or search for an artist and their art. Provides image use guidelines and advanced search features. Search by artist, artwork, and/or musuem. Extensive browsing categories.

 

BBC: Country Profiles: Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news for countries around the world.

Big Apple History: PBS Kids

Biographical Dictionary: The dictionary covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. 

Country Reports: Country Information: Basic facts about government, geography, economy and people. Includes flags and maps.

EDSITEment is a partnership among the National Endowment for the Humanities, Verizon Foundation, and the National Trust for the Humanities. EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.

EyeWitness to History: Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it, presented by Ibis Communications, Inc. a digital publisher of educational programming.

At Fashion-Era.com we analyse two centuries of women's costume history and fashion history silhouettes in detail.  Regency, Romantic, Victorian, Edwardian, Flapper,1940's Utility Rationing, Dior's New Look, 1960's Mini dress, 1970's Disco, 1980's New Romantics, Power Dressing, Haute Couture, Royal Robes, Fashion Semiotics, and Body Adornment, each retro fashion era, and future fashion trends are all defined.

Welcome to the Food Timeline! Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. Some people will tell you it's impossible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are correct. Most foods we eat are not invented; they evolve.

Global Trek: An interactive site which lets you travel virtually around the world and plan your trip.

The History Channel

HistoryNet.com  is brought to you by the Weider History Group, the world’s largest publisher of history magazines. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 1,200 articles originally published in our various magazines. If you are interested in a specific history subject, try searching our archives, you are bound to find something to pique your interest.

The Open Video Project: The purpose of the Open Video Project is to collect and make available a repository of digitized video content for the digital video, multimedia retrieval, digital library, and other research communities. 

TIME 100

Visual Geography Series: Provides country-specific information, up-to-date statistics, photographs and maps you can download for countries around the world.

Yahoo History List

Yahoo Social Science List